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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 350 FIFTH AVENUE, 34TH FLOOR |
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City | NEW YORK |
State | NY |
Zip Code | 10118 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 82317-12
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6. House ID# 363470000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2008 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: James Ross |
Date | 04/21/2008 |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CIV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Legislation/Treaties
"Department of Defense Authorization Bill: amendments on detainee status, interrogation and rendition (S. 1548)
"Material support legislation (H.R. 2764)
Legislation/Treaties cont.
Habeas Restoration Bills (H.R. 2826 and S. 185)
Close Guantanamo legislation (S. 1469 and S. 1249)
National Security with Justice Legislation (S. 1876)
Taping of Interrogations (H.R. 4951)
Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (H.R. 2740)
Extraordinary Rendition Legislation (S. 1876)
Intelligence Authorization Act (H.R. 2082)
Gang Abatement and Suppression Act (S. 456)
Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Act (H.R. 3547)
Youth PROMISE Act (H.R. 3846)
Juvenile Crime Reduction Act (H.R. 3411)
Prison Abuse Remedies Act of 2007 (H.R. 4109)
Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act of 2007 (H.R. 4300)
Policies/Issues
Detention of and access to courts for persons held at Guantanamo Bay and other locations
Torture and ill-treatment and interrogation policies of terrorist suspects
Detention and treatment of aliens suspected of terrorism
Use of military commissions, combatant status review tribunals, and applicable fair trial procedures
Extraordinary renditions and use of diplomatic assurances
Applicability and definition of fair trial/humane treatment standards in the Geneva Conventions
Death penalty: advocacy in favor of abolition and against expansion.
Access to courts for vulnerable populations: advocated against restrictions on court access for immigrants, criminal defendants, prisoners and enemy combatant detainees
Material witness warrants: advocated in favor of legislation to ensure that suspects are not detained as material witnesses
Vulnerable refugees and material support restrictions: protecting victims of terrorism from being defined as supporters of terrorism and barred entry into US
Accountability for private security and military contractors
Gangs: advocacy against life without parole penalties for youth, an overly broad gang definition, and an increase in the disproportionate incarceration of racial and ethnic minorities; advocacy in favor of increased prevention and intervention services for youth
Juvenile life without parole: advocacy in favor of requiring the opportunity for parole for all juvenile offenders
Mental health: advocacy to increase training and the provision of mental health services to benefit court-involved youth suffering from mental health illness
Prison litigation reform: amend current legislation to preserve the rule of law in US prisons and jails, and better protect prisoners from rape, assault, denials of religious freedom, and other constitutional violations
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, State - Dept of (DOS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Chodroff |
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Tomasz |
Malinowski |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Treaties/Legislation
"Extraordinary rendition legislation (S. 1876)
"Guantanamo closure bills (S. 1469 and S. 1249)
Treaties/Legislation cont.
Habeas restoration bills (H.R. 2826 and S. 185)
Material support legislation (H.R. 2764)
Intelligence Authorization Act (H.R. 2082)
Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (H.R. 2740)
Policies/Issues
Detention of and access to courts for persons held at Guantanamo Bay and other locations
Torture and ill-treatment and interrogation policies of terrorism suspects
Detention and treatment of aliens suspected of terrorism
Use of military commissions and combatant status review tribunals
Extraordinary renditions and use of diplomatic assurances
Terrorism-related bars on admission jeopardizing resettlement and asylum status of vulnerable refugees
Admission of Iraqi refugees into the US
Accountability for private security and military contractors
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, State - Dept of (DOS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Tomasz |
Malinowski |
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Carole |
Chadroff |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code FOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Treaties and Legislation
"Global Online Freedom Act (H.R. 4780)
"Child Soldiers Prevention Act (S. 1175 and H.R. 3028)
Treaties and Legislation cont.
Child Soldiers Accountability Act (S. 2135)
International Violence Against Women Act (S. 2279)
Sexual Violence in Sudan, Chad, CAR resolution (H.Res. 726)
Burma Sanctions bills (S. 2257; H.R. 3890)
Colombia Free Trade Agreement ratification
Policies/Issues
Afghanistan: Advocated for greater support for security in Afghanistan, particularly for women; advocated for US to support vetting of Afghan officials potentially involved in war crimes; advocated for allowing access by the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission to detainees in US custody.
Azerbaijan: Urged US to take a stronger stance on the deteriorating human rights situation in Azerbaijan, especially in the area of media freedoms; urged US to use its leverage with the Azerbaijani government to secure the release of wrongfully imprisoned journalists.
Bangladesh: Urged US to raise with Bangladesh concerns about the abuse of emergency laws leading to widespread arbitrary detentions and torture in custody.
Burma: Called for increased US pressure for democratic change in Burma and extended sanctions in Burma; advocated for US pressure on other countries to support the inclusion of Burma on the agenda of the UN Security Council.
Cambodia: Urged US to press the Cambodian government to fulfill its promise to release land activists wrongfully imprisoned in 2007.
China: Advocated for US to press China to fulfill human rights commitments related to the Olympics; urged US to raise concerns about ongoing pre-Olympics crackdown against dissidents and human rights defenders as well as lack of rule of law and citizens inability to seek legal redress for injustice.
Colombia: Urged effective enforcement of human rights conditions on US military and demobilization aid to Colombia; urged delay of free trade agreement until more progress is made against paramilitary violence.
Ethiopia: Urged US to call for the release of political detainees and deny assistance to abusive military units.
Georgia: Urged US to press the Georgian government to undertake a thorough investigation into the police crackdown on demonstrators on November 7, 2007, and to undertake reforms in the penitentiary system and the criminal justice system.
Global: Urged US to take a stronger stance on the Voluntary Principles for Security and Human Rights in the extractive industries; advocated for a cut-off of certain categories of US military aid to countries that recruit and use child soldiers in violation of international law or support non-state armed groups that recruit children.
India: Urged US to push for accountability for those responsible for human rights abuses in India-administered Kashmir.
Indonesia: Supported the continued prohibition by the US on International Military Education and Training (IMET) and Foreign Military Financing (FMF) to Indonesia given continued abuses by the Indonesian military; urged US to raise the issue of abuses against child domestic workers with Indonesia and to press for amending the labor law to grant core labor rights to workers in the informal sector, including domestic workers; urged US to raise with Indonesia concerns about human rights abuses by the Indonesian military that are exacerbated by the lack of oversight over legal and illicit business practices.
Iraq: Urged US to investigate allegations of torture and ill-treatment of detainees by Iraqi security forces; urged US to ensure that assistance to Iraq will not contribute to human rights violations; urged US military to prevent and prohibit mistreatment of Iraqis in US custody; urged US to accept a higher number of Iraqi refugees and to support other countries in the region who have Iraqi refugees.
Israel/Palestinian Authority: Urged US to ensure that political agreements between the two parties be consistent with human rights norms; urged US to inform Israel that continued US military assistance requires clear and measurable steps to halt serious rights violations and to inform the Palestinian Authority that any US security assistance requires clear and measurable steps to halt serious rights violations by its security forces and by Palestinian armed groups.
Jordan: Urged US to press Jordan to ensure that its counterterrorism measures comply with international human rights guarantees; urged US to support Iraqi refugees in Jordan; urged US to condition aid to Jordan on improvement in human rights standards.
Kazakhstan: Urged US to condition Kazakhstans bid to chair the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to Kazakhstans progress in addressing human rights concerns such as media freedom and freedom of assembly.
Libya: Urged US to push for improvements in human rights practices in Libya.
Malaysia: Urged US to raise concerns about human rights abuses in the application of the Internal Security Act.
Morocco: Urged US to press the Moroccan government to increase monitoring of human rights in Western Sahara.
Nepal: Urged US to encourage Nepal to end disappearances and torture; urged US to prioritize human rights, particularly the impunity of the Nepal Army.
North Korea: Urged US to incorporate human rights concerns into security discussions.
Pakistan: Urged US to condition military aid on democratic reform; urged US to advocate for womens rights issues in Pakistan; urged US to support free expression for journalists and human rights activists in Pakistan; urged US to push for accountability for those responsible for human rights abuses in Pakistan administered Kashmir.
Philippines: Urged US to condition military aid on progress in the prosecution of members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines who are implicated in human rights violations.
Russia: Urged US to press Russia to amend their NGO law to conform to international standards.
Saudi Arabia: Urged US to protest Saudi restrictions on the freedom of religion and the freedom of expression and association.
Sri Lanka: Called on US to push for an international human rights monitoring mission in Sri Lanka to investigate abuses by all sides to the conflict; urged US to address with Sri Lanka issues of child recruitment by armed groups with Sri Lankan military complicity and by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam; urged US to condition aid to Sri Lanka on improvement in human rights standards.
Sudan: Urged US to press for action in Darfur by asking the UN Security Council to call on the Sudanese government to end human rights abuses and hold violators accountable.
Thailand: Urged US to protest Thai government restrictions on civil liberties and to protect Thai human rights defenders; sought US to press Thailand not to return Lao Hmong refugees to Laos and to find durable solutions for Burmese refugees in Thailand; sought US support to press for the resumption of UNHCR status determination process in Thailand; urged US to condemn rights abuses by all sides in the conflict in southern Thailand; urged US to demand full respect of human rights and accountability from Thai counterparts in bilateral drug suppression efforts.
Uganda: Urged US to push for human rights improvements in northern Uganda and to press for an end to torture in Uganda.
Uzbekistan: Urged US to impose targeted sanctions against selected Uzbek government officials responsible for the May 2005 massacre at Andijan and the ensuing crackdown on civil society, and overall to condition its relationship with the Uzbek government on its fulfillment of specific human rights benchmarks. Urged US to help ensure protection from forced return and secure urgent resettlement of Uzbek refugees in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, and other countries where their safety was at risk.
Vietnam: Advocated for continuation of Vietnams status as a Country of Particular Concern for its restrictions on religious freedom.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, State - Dept of (DOS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Malinowski |
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Chadroff |
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Sophie |
Richardson |
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Stork |
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Veronika |
Szente Goldston |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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